In Your Own Words: Saddam Verdicttag:blog.nola.com,2014:/inyourownwords/15072006-11-05T19:07:40ZThis is your place for sounding off on recent eventsMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceElectiontag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790562006-11-05T19:07:40Z2007-07-27T18:36:06ZRichard Blink of Baton Rouge, LA, writes:What are the chances of this verdict being
handed down two days before the election? RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
Richard Blink of Baton Rouge, LA, writes:

What are the chances of this verdict being
handed down two days before the election?

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Saddam: Master of His Own Fatetag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790572006-11-05T15:14:41Z2007-07-27T18:36:06ZJoan Kenney of new orleans, LA, writes:Everything in life has a consequence. Each
one of us is the master of our own fate. Saddam met his. The Iraqi system
works!RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
Joan Kenney of new orleans, LA, writes:

Everything in life has a consequence. Each
one of us is the master of our own fate. Saddam met his. The Iraqi system
works!

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Bush Sentence Overlookedtag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790532006-11-05T21:35:40Z2007-07-27T18:36:05ZJames Zachary of Austin, TX, writes:George Bush is a far greater war criminal than Saddam. How many thousands of Iraqi civilians have been killed in the "hunt for weapons of mass destruction?" How many of young American men have been killed and will be killed before this thing is over?Saddam was not a nice guy, but was all the bloodshed worth it to get to this point?In my opinion, no.It's interesting that the religious right is all about saving fetal lives and the lives of people in vegetative states, but they line up with Bush in this bloody rampage through a "heathen" country. Hypocrisy should be their motto, just like homosexuality and meth use were Haggard's.Sometimes I am ashamed to be an American.RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
James Zachary of Austin, TX, writes:

George Bush is a far greater war criminal than Saddam. How many thousands of Iraqi civilians have been killed in the "hunt for weapons of mass destruction?" How many of young American men have been killed and will be killed before this thing is over?

Saddam was not a nice guy, but was all the bloodshed worth it to get to this point?

In my opinion, no.

It's interesting that the religious right is all about saving fetal lives and the lives of people in vegetative states, but they line up with Bush in this bloody rampage through a "heathen" country. Hypocrisy should be their motto, just like homosexuality and meth use were Haggard's.

Sometimes I am ashamed to be an American.

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Big Bore Co.tag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790542006-11-05T21:09:40Z2007-07-27T18:36:05ZPop Seal of Slidell, LA, writes:Death by hanging is very appropriate. As a
security contractor in Central Asia, I get to listen to BBC News and the Big
Bore Company carries a lot of interviews from around the world. Europe is
in full surrender to terrorists mode, if the conversations I heard tonight
are representative of the continent. Most of the callers and emailers think
that its all a farce to cover American crimes, go figure!
Parasites like the Swiss seem to be the worst of the lot. What have the
Swiss ever done but hide dictator money in their banks ?I wonder how much money Saddam has spread around Europe buying influence ?
The payback is apparently complicity through BBC Radio. WTIX, WWL, WRNO,
and friends are much better companions while standing watch (actually not
available here) or crossing the twin spans to Slidell.RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
Pop Seal of Slidell, LA, writes:

Death by hanging is very appropriate. As a
security contractor in Central Asia, I get to listen to BBC News and the Big
Bore Company carries a lot of interviews from around the world. Europe is
in full surrender to terrorists mode, if the conversations I heard tonight
are representative of the continent. Most of the callers and emailers think
that its all a farce to cover American crimes, go figure!
Parasites like the Swiss seem to be the worst of the lot. What have the
Swiss ever done but hide dictator money in their banks ?I wonder how much money Saddam has spread around Europe buying influence ?
The payback is apparently complicity through BBC Radio. WTIX, WWL, WRNO,
and friends are much better companions while standing watch (actually not
available here) or crossing the twin spans to Slidell.

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November surprisetag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790552006-11-05T19:37:40Z2007-07-27T18:36:05ZSteve A of New Orleans, LA, writes:The conviction of Hussein is announced a few
days before the US midterm elections. Coincidence? Yeah right....RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
Steve A of New Orleans, LA, writes:

The conviction of Hussein is announced a few
days before the US midterm elections. Coincidence? Yeah right....

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Saddamtag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790512006-11-06T03:32:40Z2007-07-27T18:36:04ZBob Schafer of Los Alamos, NM, writes:I derive no satisfaction from the misfortunes
of other human beings. Not even Saddam. He sure is getting a wallop of
justice, though, although true justice would be for him to suffer the
torture and death he inflicted for each of his victims.Liberals, is there nothing in this world that transpires
nonconspiratorially? You are so tiring.RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
Bob Schafer of Los Alamos, NM, writes:

I derive no satisfaction from the misfortunes
of other human beings. Not even Saddam. He sure is getting a wallop of
justice, though, although true justice would be for him to suffer the
torture and death he inflicted for each of his victims.

Liberals, is there nothing in this world that transpires
nonconspiratorially? You are so tiring.

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Prioritiestag:blog.nola.com,2006:/inyourownwords//1507.2790452006-11-07T20:05:39Z2007-07-27T18:36:02ZDeidre Charlot of New Orleans, LA, writes:The United States of America has vast resources - human and capital - but they are not unlimited. As a country, we must decide what is important and how to meet those needs. The "War on Terror" is sucking up immense resources, but the U.S. has little to show for it but an every growing body count, alienation or former friends, creation of new enemies, and a commitment to a build wall that won't stop desperate people from risking their lives for a potentially better life. We need a working immigration policy, functional intelligence gathering (human and data), and 70 percent solution, not Cheney's 1 percent solution.Using Katrina and recovery together is an oxymoron. Louisiana is so set on making sure that only the right people get Katrina recovery funds that no one is getting them. I suggest a simplified disbursement method, clear notification to all applicants of the terms and conditions for obtaining the funds, and vigorous prosecution of anyone who abuses the rules. That is the method used by the Internal Revenue Service and it works. RayK, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/rkoenig/index.html
Deidre Charlot of New Orleans, LA, writes:

The United States of America has vast resources - human and capital - but they are not unlimited. As a country, we must decide what is important and how to meet those needs.

The "War on Terror" is sucking up immense resources, but the U.S. has little to show for it but an every growing body count, alienation or former friends, creation of new enemies, and a commitment to a build wall that won't stop desperate people from risking their lives for a potentially better life. We need a working immigration policy, functional intelligence gathering (human and data), and 70 percent solution, not Cheney's 1 percent solution.

Using Katrina and recovery together is an oxymoron. Louisiana is so set on making sure that only the right people get Katrina recovery funds that no one is getting them. I suggest a simplified disbursement method, clear notification to all applicants of the terms and conditions for obtaining the funds, and vigorous prosecution of anyone who abuses the rules. That is the method used by the Internal Revenue Service and it works.